Archive for the Health Category

Want to be healthy and fit for the coming winter as well as strut your stuff with the best of them on Strictly? Ever wanted to master the Cha Cha, Quick Step, Jive, Salsa, Charleston, Viennese Waltz? Then you need […]

By Paul Carton Covanta have had to withdraw their application to burn more waste. The application to ‘increase the annual capacity of existing waste to energy facility by 90000 tonnes’ which was lodged with An Bord Pleanala (the board) requested […]

By Eoin Meegan The public had the opportunity to learn more about health, especially preventive health, at the Community Health Fair which was run in St Vincent’s University Hospital earlier this year. The theme was ‘Prevention, Early Detection and Self […]

By Beibhinn Byrne When I enter Sinead McDonagh’s holistic treatment room on Anglesea Rd, despite it being a freezing cold March morning, it is flooded with light and warmed with the sun. It is instantly relaxing and peaceful. The room […]

By Eoin Meegan It is estimated that one in four people will experience mental health problems in their lifetime. The World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Determinants on Health stated that depressive mental illness will be the leading cause of […]

By Eoin Meegan The Book and the Body was a two day symposium, held in UCD in April, which comprised presentation of papers, discussion, and dance performance. The event was organised by twins Jessica and Megan Kennedy who formed Junk […]

By Paul Carton From fake meat to fake emotions, if faking it gets the job done, who cares? This is the theme of the current exhibition running at the Trinity Science Gallery on Pearse Street. An exhibition exploring the fakeness […]

By Paul Carton Ever felt your mood lift after consuming yogurt? Or maybe your anxiety fell away after a certain meal? Or perhaps you live your life going by your ‘gut feelings’ and wonder has anyone done any science on […]

Kate O’Brien is a writer and author with professional qualifications in nutritional and cosmetic science who writes generously with her knowledge and expertise. Glow is her latest book and a complete four-week guide to healthy, radiant skin starting from the […]